User manual ZYXEL PLA450 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] If you do not have Windows XP, see the appendix in the User's Guide on setting your IP address. 1 Click the network icon (usually in the bottom right of your computer screen). Make a note of your original settings in (C) in the following screen if you will return the computer to its original hardware connections after configuring the PLA450. X as the IP address, where x is a number between 3 and 254. [. . . ] If you cannot connect wirelessly to the PLA450, check you have selected the correct SSID and entered the correct security Key. If that does not work, ensure your network adapter is enabled by clicking on the wireless adapter icon and clicking Enable. You can use powerline adapters compatible with the HomePlug AV standard to set up a network on your standard electrical wiring. If your other powerline devices do not have ENCRYPT buttons, go to Section 4. Use the ENCRYPT button to set up a secure connection between your PLA450 and another ENCRYPT-enabled device (The PLA-400 v2 is shown as an example). Use the ENCRYPT feature on two devices at a time. 1 Place the powerline devices close to each other, as you only have two minutes to press the ENCRYPT buttons on both devices. You can disconnect the devices from your computer or modem (or other networking equipment) if you need to, but the powerline devices need to be plugged into power outlets. 2 Press the ENCRYPT button at the rear of both of your devices for more than 10 seconds. 4 While the devices are connecting, the power ( ) and HomePlug ( several times all lights blink at the same time and the HomePlug ( 5 Wait for about one minute while your powerline devices connect. The power ( ) light is steady when the ENCRYPT process times out, the HomePlug ( ) light is steady if you have a successful connection. If the power ( ) light does not blink, you have probably pressed the ENCRYPT button for too long. If the HomePlug ( ) lights on both powerline devices do not light up, the powerline devices are not connected. If that doesn't work, see the User's Guide for more suggestions. ENGLISH 6 To add another powerline device (C) to your network, connect it with one of the powerline devices (A or B) already connected to your powerline network (See steps 2 and 3 in this section). 7 If you disconnected your computer or modem (or any other networking product connected to your powerline device) in step 1 of this section, you can now reconnect them. This connects your powerline devices and any products you have connected to your powerline devices, such as your home computer or network modem. Follow these steps to set up your HomePlug AV network for the first time. 1 Make sure your PLA450 and other HomePlug AV powerline devices are connected to power outlets and turned on. 2 Log into the web configurator if you haven't already and click Go to Basic setup. A HomePlug AV adaptor can only access your network if it has the correct Network Name. Choose this less secure option to easily add a new HomePlug AV device (with the default network name) is connected to your wiring, without having to change its network password. [. . . ] If the PLA450 cannot communicate with the network, ensure that the PLA450 is using an IP address on the same subnet as your router. See your router's documentation for information on finding your router's IP address. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. [. . . ]